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• Controlled burns planned in North Idaho

  September 8, 2010 in City, Idaho on Page A7 Federal officials plan to set fires on up to 1,700 acres in North Idaho this fall as part of prescribed burning. The U.S. Forest Service has targeted 300 to 500 … 1

• Prescribed burns could reduce carbon emissions, study finds

  April 3, 2010 in Idaho Western land managers could shrink the carbon footprint of wildfires by setting more prescribed burns, a new study says. Igniting small, controlled fires reduces fuel buildup in the forest, helping …